design

The KoalaPad: How We Used To Create Graphics

In this episode, The 8-Bit Guy shows you how we used to create graphics back in 1983. We used the Koalapad.

Gabe Pérez 07 Apr, 2017

ThinkPad: IBM Vs. Lenovo Is There A Difference?

IBM produced ThinkPads from 1992 to 2005, with Lenovo taking over thereafter. Is there really a difference between ThinkPads designed an...

Gabe Pérez 03 Apr, 2017

DIY: How To Make An Origami Darth Vader From Star Wars In 5 Minutes

Make your own origami Darth Vader in just 5 minutes! All you need is a square piece of paper, and Force is not even required. This Darth...

Gabe Pérez 03 Apr, 2017

Nokia 3310 'Indestructible Phone' Retrospective

Taking a nostalgic look back at the cell phone that so many online consider to be the very symbol of robust build quality in tech: the ...

Gabe Pérez 12 Mar, 2017

DIY: How To Make An Origami Yoda From Star Wars In 5 Minutes

Make your own origami Yoda in just 5 minutes! All you need is a square piece of paper, and Force is not even required.

Gabe Pérez 12 Mar, 2017

Retro: The IBM Floppy Disk Calculator

It's a floppy disk! It's a calculator! It's both! Let's take a look at this novelty item that IBM gave to their business ...

Gabe Pérez 28 Feb, 2017

Hot Deal: AOC 24-Inch Free Sync Gaming LED Monitor Full HD (Model G2460PF)

AOC’s G2460PF is the new FreeSync gaming monitor that redraws the screen up to 144 times per second for ultra-smooth, brilliant images. T...

Gabe Pérez 21 Jan, 2017

Hundreds Of Artists Re-Created A 'Spiderman' Episode Shot-By-Shot In Their Own Styles

Animators across Nova Scotia collaborated on this very amusing, mildly confusing, booty-shaking re-creation of an old episode of "Sp...

Gabe Pérez 19 Oct, 2016

Hot Deal: Samsung 128GB BAR USB 3.0 Flash Drive

Ideal for portable file storage, the Samsung 128GB USB 3.0 Flash Drive Bar offers fast file transfer speeds and features a sleek, rugged...

Gabe Pérez 11 Sep, 2016

Cool Stuff: Aurora Borealis Heat Change Mug

Fill with caffeine and get ready for the show.

Gabe Pérez 26 Jun, 2016

A Chemis-tree! (2015 Edition)

The real Christmas miracle here is that a graduate student became a professor. (vía: Reddit )

Gabe Pérez 09 Dec, 2015

Making Mario: The Creation And Evolution Of Mario (Infographic)

The story behind Mario, as told in the words of creator Shigeru Miyamoto...

Gabe Pérez 06 Oct, 2015

Hot Deal: Dell Inspiron 15 5000 Series 15.6-Inch Laptop (Model i5548-4167SLV) (Windows 10 Ready)

Entertainment is always nearby with this sleek, lightweight and affordable 15.6" laptop featuring a vivid Full HD touch screen. Web ...

Gabe Pérez 26 Jul, 2015

Infographic: The World's Worst Engineering Mistakes

An infographic looking back at eight of the worst engineering mistakes in history, from The Vasa in the 1600s right through to the Isaac ...

Gabe Pérez 18 Jul, 2015

Cool Stuff: A Throne Fit For An IT King

jonat1992 (from Reddit) built the ultimate IT thrones using some old, unused Dell boxes from his work, and it looks totally awesome! (...

Gabe Pérez 01 Jun, 2015

Hot Deal: Toshiba Satellite C55-C5240 15.6-Inch Laptop (5th Generation Intel Core i5 Processor) (Windows 10 Ready)

Get connected, and get stuff done, with the value-packed Satellite C55 laptop. It has a 5th generation Intel Core i5 processor, 8GB RAM, ...

Gabe Pérez 23 May, 2015

VW Golf GTI Vs VW Golf GTI: 30 Years Of Evolution (Infographic)

In a span of 30 years and seven generations of Golf hatchbacks, the GTI has matured becoming faster, safer, roomier and more advanced, b...

Gabe Pérez 02 May, 2015

Infographic: The 10 Commandments Of User Interface Design

User interface design is more than skin deep. Here's an infographic that sums up the 10 Commandments of User Interface Design quite s...

Gabe Pérez 01 May, 2015

Infographic: Cinema's Biggest Movie Sets

Take a look at some of the most impressive movie sets ever constructed, ranging from the legendary Ben Hur right up The Hobbit (and not ...

Gabe Pérez 15 Apr, 2015

Cool Stuff: Game Of Thrones Dragonclaw Goblet Replica

You don't have to know the story behind this Game of Thrones goblet to be impressed by it. With a resin stem shaped like a dragon&#39...

Gabe Pérez 13 Dec, 2014